To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of smoking cessation treatments (a) varenicline, (b) bupropion and (c) nicotine replacement therapies in each of the last three years | They work for you, UK

I am really pleased to have been able to secure the Adjournment debate this evening on the crucial matter known as county lines. This long-distance drugrunning is bringing misery to towns such as Barrow and coastal and rural areas right across the country | They work for you, UK

Free event. In partnership with Big Society Capital, Homeless Link and Forward Trust are delighted to present Let’s Talk Good Finance in London. This is a free event that brings together charities, social enterprises, voluntary and community businesses with social investors to network, share information and discuss the latest issues related to social investment. London, 1st November | Homeless Link, UK

Free event. Thursday, 6 December 5:30pm -7.00pm (Tea from 5:00). Middlesex University. The Drug and Alcohol Research Centre is proud to host this film screening and panel discussion which presents the inspiring real life stories of recovery from the 2018 Recovery Street Film Festival | DARC, UK

Ian Tomlin, 46 was brutally attacked in a stairwell of his block of flats in Battersea, south London, after an altercation with a fellow resident - who is an alleged dealer - and a second man, witnesses said | Telegraph, UK

On the occasion of the entry into force of Bill C-45 which legalises cannabis for non-medical purposes in Canada, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) reiterates its regret at the adoption of this measure by the Government of Canada | INCB, Austria

“For years, the idea of a safe consumption space captivated the imagination of drug users everywhere,” says Isaac Jackson, president of the San Francisco chapter of the Urban Survivors Union... | Filter Magazine, USA

Among more than 72,000 deaths in the U.S. last year, fentanyl—a highly potent prescription opioid often used to lace other heroin or cocaine, but hard for drug users to detect—factored into many of cases | Medical Xpress, USA

If rules about cannabis consumption for Canadian police are any measure, we know precious little about how long cannabis impairment lasts. The wait time for police to show up for work after consumption ranges anywhere from the next day to 28 days, with some forces prohibiting members from using the drug altogether | Medical Xpress, Canada

In 2012, Australia was the first country in the world to introduce plain or standardised tobacco packaging, coupled with larger graphic health warnings. This policy was fiercely opposed by industry | BMJ, Australia

In a letter sent this week to all Western Australian Federal Parliamentary representatives, AMA (WA) President Dr Omar Khorshid urged them to put health first and reject companies attempting to reverse decades of successful anti-smoking achievements by weakening rules against e-cigarettes | AMA, Australia

The words that clinicians use matter. Professors Kypros Kypri and Jim McCambridge argue that the way we categorise these words is also important, particularly in relation to drug and addiction policy. Policy could deal with smoking, drugs, and alcohol separately. Or it could bring all addictive drugs together, including alcohol, among others | BMJ editorial, UK

Stephen Tate owns Addison News in Stockton together with his wife Julie. The pair have been working with the local community for the past 30 years and see the harms of alcohol on a daily basis | AHA UK, UK

The Oct. 17 launch of legal recreational cannabis in Canada brings many challenges. Retailers are now worrying about possible product shortages or web site glitches. Governments are still debating how to handle amnesties, impaired driving, and workplace safety | Conversation, Canada

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